Sec. 3140. Study on Runit Dome and related hazards
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Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study on the impacts of climate change on the Runit Dome nuclear waste disposal site in Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, and on other environmental hazards due to nuclear weapons testing in the vicinity thereof. The report shall include a scientific analysis of threats to the environment and to the residents of Enewetak Atoll, including— the Runit Dome nuclear waste disposal site; crypts used to contain nuclear waste and other toxins on Enewetak Atoll; and radionuclides and other toxins present in the lagoon of Enewetak Atoll.
In conducting the study under subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center shall solicit public comments. Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the study conducted under subsection (a).